Last Day of Vacation
Yesterday, I drove up to my daughter's house to spend the night. My granddaughter and grandson are doing great. I couldn't get over how big the baby is!
Last night my daughter and SIL went out for an hour after the kids were asleep. About 30 minutes after they left, granddaughter woke up. Since DD had said that once granddaughter was asleep, she wouldn't wake up until morning, we hadn't discussed any details: where are the diapers? Where are her extra clothes? Where are her wipes? Fortunately, she wasn't wet or dirty, just restless. She fell asleep with me bouncing her on my knee, but every time I tried to stand up to put her back to bed, she woke up. So I just sat in the comfy chair until DD and SIL came home. Fortunately, they have a remote!
This afternoon, I was helping around the house to get ready for guests. I made my grandson's bed. He watched and coached. After I got it all made, he said, "Let's do it again!" He then ripped all the blankets and pillows off the bed. I thought that this was a game I wasn't interested in playing, so the bed stayed unmade. He didn't seem to mind.
Granddaughter's baptism was lovely. Mass was very nice. The baptism was between the Homily and the Offertory, during Mass, rather than before or after. I thought this was a nice touch. The baptism was not only as a sacrament, but a welcome to the community.
I took communion, because I can (I received my First Communion when I was seven, and am a very ecumenical sort of Mormon). I was holding my granddaughter, and when I went to the front, the woman passing communion put her hand on her head and said "Bless you." I was taken aback by how much this affected me...a woman, acting as a representative of Christ, blessing my granddaughter.
I go back home tomorrow. It was a nice visit, but I'm glad to be going home.
Last night my daughter and SIL went out for an hour after the kids were asleep. About 30 minutes after they left, granddaughter woke up. Since DD had said that once granddaughter was asleep, she wouldn't wake up until morning, we hadn't discussed any details: where are the diapers? Where are her extra clothes? Where are her wipes? Fortunately, she wasn't wet or dirty, just restless. She fell asleep with me bouncing her on my knee, but every time I tried to stand up to put her back to bed, she woke up. So I just sat in the comfy chair until DD and SIL came home. Fortunately, they have a remote!
This afternoon, I was helping around the house to get ready for guests. I made my grandson's bed. He watched and coached. After I got it all made, he said, "Let's do it again!" He then ripped all the blankets and pillows off the bed. I thought that this was a game I wasn't interested in playing, so the bed stayed unmade. He didn't seem to mind.
Granddaughter's baptism was lovely. Mass was very nice. The baptism was between the Homily and the Offertory, during Mass, rather than before or after. I thought this was a nice touch. The baptism was not only as a sacrament, but a welcome to the community.
I took communion, because I can (I received my First Communion when I was seven, and am a very ecumenical sort of Mormon). I was holding my granddaughter, and when I went to the front, the woman passing communion put her hand on her head and said "Bless you." I was taken aback by how much this affected me...a woman, acting as a representative of Christ, blessing my granddaughter.
I go back home tomorrow. It was a nice visit, but I'm glad to be going home.
5 Comments:
You're a good nanna. And it was so nice of you to travel all that way to make the baptism more meaningful to your daughter.
I bite the bullet and have gone to every neice and nephew baptism. I don't like it, I don't wear a dress, and I don't buy the stuff they are selling, but I love THEM, it's important to THEM, so I go.
Good job Granny Bananny.
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Um, I just want to say hi, and also I wouldn't have re-made that bed either.
How did you dh like the baptism? I'm glad you had fun with the grandkids.
I went by myself. DH's schedule has no flexibility during the academic year.
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